Ray Brock dead at 75

Rem Jr · #1 (**permalink**) 04-09-2002, 05:03 PM

Hi All,

A friend emailed Cal Metal and I about this. I spoke to him a few times and he was delightful and very accommodating. He invited us to his home, and I wish now that I would have gone. According to many, he was a legend in his own right.

If you wish to read his obituary, it was in the LA Times on April 6th, and the link is to Hot Rods news column about him.

http://www.motortrend.com/news/stories/020405fh.html

I am glad I met him.

Kati

Cal Metal · #2 (**permalink**) 04-10-2002, 06:50 AM

Thanks for the link, Kati. Ray Brock was one of the all time greats in Hot Rodding, having served as head of Hot Rod magazines for years and years. I spoke with him about a month ago and told him what a great period he presided over in the area motor sport, having witnessed so many changes. His comment was, "Yeah, it was a lot of fun". I would bet most of us would give a ton of something to be able to say that about our own vocation.